Jillian

“How do you control a population? You keep the people poor and uneducated. Tell them the same lie for centuries, and tie that lie to religion. Those people will believe you even when the truth is dancing naked in front of them. Because to believe otherwise would mean their entire world has always been a lie. And that realization is too difficult for most people to take.”
― Stacia Stark, A Court This Cruel & Lovely

“The fabric of our souls is thin—we’ve been wandering this world just to unite in this small corner of the universe.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“When you’re a parent, you’re consciously aware that these days are ahead, destined to find you. You try to prepare, and you think you’ll be ready, but it’s not possible. These moments always seem so damn far away at the time, and then—bam. No more piggyback rides, no more swimming lessons, no more birthday cake painting the walls. It’s like I blinked and you were older.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“It was the aftertaste of Whiskey I still felt on my lips.”
― Kandi Steiner, A Love Letter to Whiskey